HRQoL Scores Decrease With Treatment Line in Multiple Myeloma

Feb 13, 2019

Relatively high scores seen for patients with multiple myeloma in first treatment-free interval

Drug Company Payments Over Time May Influence Rx Practices

Feb 13, 2019

Payment consistency, high amount, compensation payments tied to cancer drug prescribing practices

Midlife Systemic Inflammation Linked to Later Cognitive Decline

Feb 13, 2019

Individuals with a midlife inflammation composite score in top quartile had 7.8 percent steeper decline

Improved Outcomes Seen With Liver Grafts From Older Donors

Feb 13, 2019

However, liver graft discard from older donors remained increased from 2003 to 2016

FDA Panel Backs Ketamine-Like Drug for Depression

Feb 13, 2019

Esketamine is a nasal spray that targets different pathways in the brain than other antidepressants do

Autologous Stem Cell Transplant May Aid Some With Nodal PTCL

Feb 13, 2019

Prospective cohort study suggests benefit of ASCT for some with nodal peripheral T-cell lymphoma

Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray for depression wins FDA panel backing

Feb 12, 2019

By Saumya Joseph (Reuters) – An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on...

Eating lots of meat tied to higher risk of liver disease

Feb 12, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People who eat a lot of animal protein may be more...

Researchers discover how sleep helps the body fight germs

Feb 12, 2019

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – It looks like your mother was right: when you’ve got a cold, sleep may be the best medicine. German researchers have discovered one way sleep improves the body’s ability to...

Heart failure makes surgery riskier, even without symptoms

Feb 12, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Even relatively healthy heart failure patients may still be more likely to die after surgery than people with healthier hearts, a U.S. study suggests. For heart failure patients with...

Examining Exercise Counseling for Adults With Arthritis

Feb 12, 2019

Healthcare practitioners (HCPs) are increasingly providing exercise counseling to their patients...

Better breast cancer screening, treatments may have saved hundreds of thousands of lives over 30 years

Feb 12, 2019

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Over the last three decades, improved screening and treatments may have kept hundreds of thousands of women from dying of breast cancer, computer simulations suggest. Depending on the...

Mylan launches Advair generic at one-third price

Feb 12, 2019

(Reuters) – Mylan NV on Tuesday priced its generic version of GlaxoSmithKline’s blockbuster asthma treatment Advair 70 percent lower than the branded medicine. The treatment, the first generic of Advair, is approved...

Turn it down! Millennials’ music habit puts their hearing at risk: U.N.

Feb 12, 2019

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – A generation of music-lovers are damaging their...

The Truth About Self-Discipline

Feb 12, 2019

The following was originally posted by PW blogger Kelly Cawcutt, MD, to her personal blog...

Indivior loses U.S. district court battle, copycat launches imminent

Feb 12, 2019

(Reuters) – Generic competitors to British drugmaker Indivior Plc’s blockbuster opioid addiction treatment are on course to launch sales next week after the firm’s attempt to stay a U.S. District court...